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Published on 1 Comment on Everyone with hearing loss should learn fingerspelling


British Sign Language (BSL) alphabet - YouTube video player

If you are already convinced you can go straight to my 7 minute fingerspelling video, otherwise read on.

You might think. I’ve been hearing all my life. Why should I start signing now? ...continue reading "Everyone with hearing loss should learn fingerspelling"

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Published on 1 Comment on “We have no access needs”
We have no access needs
We have no access needs

The saddest words

Are these the saddest words I regularly read?

We run equality, diversity and mental health training courses, across the UK. On every course we ask in advance. “Do any of the learners have access needs?”

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Published on 4 Comments on Russian dolls – Preferences or access needs?
five brightly painted wooden dolls that fit inside each other
Photo: Matryoshka Russian Dolls by Marco Verch under Creative Commons 2.0

Russian dolls

Like a Russian doll we hold many personalities within us. The outermost doll faces the world. A second doll is our friendship face, a third doll connects us with our partners and children. Our fourth doll dances with the dog when no one is looking. Deep inside, is tiny baby doll; nervous of the world. ...continue reading "Russian dolls – Preferences or access needs?"

Published on Leave a comment on Wellbeing, lockdown and Daleks

The Five Ways to Wellbeing

By Jeff Walker with Michael Fellowes, February 2024

The five ways to wellbeing: Connect, Take Notice, Be Active, Give, Keep Learning
The five ways to wellbeing

The Five Ways to Wellbeing, like the guidelines on eating five portions of fruit and vegetables, support us to maintain a healthy state of physical and mental wellbeing. They tell us to:

  • Connect
  • Take Notice
  • Be Active
  • Keep Learning
  • and Give

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Published on 4 Comments on Two tribes

When two tribes go to war

A point is all that you can score

Two Tribes - Frankie Goes to Hollywood[1]

So, what connects Frankie Goes to Hollywood with equality, diversity and inclusion?  Their 1984 hit, Two tribes, illustrates a human psychological theme that can lead to discrimination and exclusion.  Two tribes is about ‘Us’ vs ‘Them’ or Social Identity Theory. ...continue reading "Two tribes"